Animal Farm by George Orwell Old Major s Speech

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1 Animal Farm by George Orwell Old Major s Speech George Orwell wrote the novel Animal Farm telling the story of the Russian Revolution as a parrallel tale of animals rebelling against human beings. Old Major, a pig, begins the story with this speech to the other animals. Comrades you have heard already about the strange dream that I had last night. But I will come to the dream later. I have something else to say first. I do not think, comrades, that I shall be with you for many months long er, and before I die, I feel it my duty to pass on to you such wisdom as I have acquired. Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it: our lives are miserable, laborious and short. We are born, we are given just so much food as will keep the breath in our bodies, and those of us who are capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our strength; and the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty. No animal in England knows the meaning of happiness or leisure after he is a year old. No animal in England is free. The life of an animal is misery and slavery; that is the plain truth. Is it not crystal clear, then, comrades, that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings? Only get rid of man, and the produce of our labour would be our own. Almost overnight we could become rich and free. What then must we do? Why, work night and day, body and soul for the overthrow of the human race! That is my message to you, comrades: Rebellion! I do not know when that rebellion will come, it might be in a week or in a hundred years, but I know, as surely as I see this straw beneath my feet, that sooner or later justice will be done. And now, comrades, I will tell you about my dream last night It was a dream of the earth as it will be when Man has vanished. It reminded me of something I had long forgotten. Last night, it came back to me in my dream. And what is more, the words of the song also came back. I will sing you that song now, comrades. Soon or late the day is coming. Tyrant Man shall be o erthrown. And the fruitful fields of England Shall be trod by beasts alone. Rings shall vanish from our noses, And the harness from our back. Bit and spur shall rust forever. Cruel whips no more will crack. Bright will shine the fields of England, Purer shall its waters be, Sweeter yet shall blow its breezes On the day that sets us free. Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland, Beasts of every land and clime, Hearken well and spread my tidings Of the golden future time.

2 I have A Dream Martin Luther King speech excerpt Martin Luther King gave this speech to a civil rights march in Washington DC in It is one of the most famous speeches of the twentieth century. The march was about giving black people the same rights as white people in America. I say to you, my friends, that even though we must face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal. I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be ab le to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today! I have a dream that one day the glory of the Lord will be revealed and all flesh shall see it together. This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the south with. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day. This will be when all of God s children will be able to sing with new meaning: My country tis of thee Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing: Land of where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims pride From every mountainside Let freedom ring. When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God s children, black men and white men, Jews and gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!

3 Imagine by John Lennon John Lennon recorded the song Imagine in His ideas and beliefs were influenced by protests against America at the war in Vietnam in the 1960s. He had spent some time in India learning about Hinduism and Buddhism. The song is about world peace. Imagine there s no heaven It s easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today Imagine there s no countries It isn t hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world You may say I m a dreamer But I m not the only one I hope some day you ll join us And the world will be as one.

4 Name: Date: Hour: Score: Directions: After reading Old Major s speech from Animal Farm, Martin Luther King s I have a Dream speech, and John Lennon s song Imagine, answer the following analysis questions in complete sentences. Most questions cannot be answered in one sentence. Be sure to answer ALL parts of each questions to receive full points. 1. What word does King use to address his audience? What word does Old Major use? Why would these speakers use this word to address the audience? 2. Old Major uses this word multiple times throughout his speech. What effect does repeating the word create? 3. What is King attempting to inspire his audience to do? Old Major? Lennon? 4. How is the message of each speaker similar? 5. The rule of three is a principle in writing that suggests that things that come in threes are naturally more satisfying. Where do you see the rule of three in each of the speeches? What effect comes from this repetition? 6. A rhetorical question is when someone asks a question that is not meant to be answered, but to set up for the next piece of information and answer the question himself. What rhetorical questions can you find in the speeches? What effect comes from these rhetorical questions?

5 Name: Date: Hour: Score: Directions: Compare the content of Old Major s speech in Animal Farm to Martin Luther King s I have a Dream. Old Major s Speech in Animal Farm Content Martin Luther King s I have a Dream speech Describe the present situation Who s benefiting under the current conditions Prove Unfairness Who s suffering under the current conditions? Provide a vision of a better way What would the conditions be like if the conditions were fairer than they are now? Call for Action What must be done to achieve fairer conditions?

6 Name: Date: Hour: Score: Directions: Compare the rhetorical tools of Old Major s speech in Animal Farm to Martin Luther King s I have a Dream. Old Major s Speech in Animal Farm Rhetorical Tools Martin Luther King s I have a Dream speech Alliteration Repetition of sounds May man of merit may be motivated to act! Repetition Key words or phrases repeated for emphasis Metaphor List comparisons that help listeners envision meaning Let our dream soar on wings of optimism! Allusion Historical or literary references President Kennedy once told us to Ask what we could do for our country. And now it is time to DO!

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